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Post by Nintendo Master on Dec 20, 2009 10:14:35 GMT
I'm going for answer 3. What about you guys?
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Post by Zenks Renway on Dec 20, 2009 12:40:13 GMT
Nintendo needs to bring back their quality assurance. The hardware's good but most of the games aren't. 'Nuff said.
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Post by Nintendo Master on Dec 21, 2009 16:02:23 GMT
It really could have been so much more. They shouldn't have focused so much on the casual genre.
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Post by Zenks Renway on Dec 21, 2009 18:25:37 GMT
Bang on the money. As one guy in a Youtube vid said, "if the Japanese like it, make it region-exclusive, because we western gamers don't want to play musical instruments, we want more hardcore games with shooting, platforming and the like."
Speaking of which, Megaman 10 will hopefully be good.
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Post by Flyingcow on Dec 22, 2009 3:48:32 GMT
The Wii is one of the first of its kind; using motion sensor detections for all of their games. So you can expect the Wii to have games that focus mainly on using motion decection well such as baseball games, light first person shooters, sword-fighting games, party games, etc.
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Post by Zenks Renway on Dec 22, 2009 10:13:07 GMT
Personally I think Nintendo needs to balance out the number of games that use the Wii-mote and ones that use normal controls. I mean, motion-sensing can't appeal to everyone and if it does become the norm for how games are controlled I'll probably be annoyed slightly, as there's still gamers who are more into standard controls. Wii-mote functions for aiming in shooters and stuff in sports games I can pass, as those would be plausible. But shaking the Wii-mote to do every-freaking thing in a game from picking up an item to grabbing a ledge is going to be far, FAR too awkward- something that most third-party developers seriously need to learn.
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Post by Nintendo Master on Dec 22, 2009 16:57:02 GMT
I have to say I disagree on that, Zenx. The Wii was obviously made to appeal to a younger audience. Nintendo decided to create it that way, and that way it has stayed. Using a normal controller would just defeat the idea of having a wii, as the wii is for having family fun, in a new revolutionary way. However, yes, some third party developers have clearly failed at using the wii mote in their games. Just look at Ninjabread man for that.
I think that because Nintendo has focused way to much on the casual gamers from the start, that they will begin lose quite a lot of fans, who were looking forward to a wide range of games on the platform (think GTA with wii controls). Come on, who wants to go digging for fossils on Animal Crossing? I would much prefer to turn off the wii, take it down to my grandmas, let her play on wii fit, go and buy a real console (Xbox 360) plug the thing in, boot it up and start getting some headshots on Modern Warfare 2!
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Post by Zenks Renway on Dec 22, 2009 17:59:28 GMT
I have to say I disagree on that, Zenx. The Wii was obviously made to appeal to a younger audience. Nintendo decided to create it that way, and that way it has stayed. Using a normal controller would just defeat the idea of having a wii, as the wii is for having family fun, in a new revolutionary way. Because quizzes (eg. Smarty Pants and Deal or No Deal) and board-games (except Jenga) REALLY need the Wii-mote to be "revolutionary", like WOW, using the cursor to select things is soooooo epic, even though it doesn't even affect the actual gameplay (term used loosely- personally I don't see ). Games like Boom Blox and anything by Nintendo themselves I can ignore, since they happen to use the Wii-mote for plausible things and they're also good but like I said, the general opus of "family games"are quizzes, board-games or messes (Game Party, the grandfather of all Wii shovel-ware) By the by, I have no problem with games that are family orientated so long as they provide something actually new (Twisted! for the 3DO and Whacked! for the Xbox were new at the time they were made) and not imitated and are fun to play, but I have a problem with the developers who try too hard to appeal to everyone. I mean, playing darts? UNO? Family Feud? Scene It? Get the real freaking things!! And as for game-shows and quizzes, what game-show/quiz doesn't have a DVD version that would probably cost cheaper than on an actual console?
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Post by hbk on Dec 22, 2009 23:31:58 GMT
I have to say I disagree on that, Zenx. The Wii was obviously made to appeal to a younger audience. Nintendo decided to create it that way, and that way it has stayed. Using a normal controller would just defeat the idea of having a wii, as the wii is for having family fun, in a new revolutionary way. However, yes, some third party developers have clearly failed at using the wii mote in their games. Just look at Ninjabread man for that. I think that because Nintendo has focused way to much on the casual gamers from the start, that they will begin lose quite a lot of fans, who were looking forward to a wide range of games on the platform (think GTA with wii controls). Come on, who wants to go digging for fossils on Animal Crossing? I would much prefer to turn off the wii, take it down to my grandmas, let her play on wii fit, go and buy a real console (Xbox 360) plug the thing in, boot it up and start getting some headshots on Modern Warfare 2! The Wii won't cope with the recent GTA games. And i can't imagine playing GTA on the Wii. Overall, the Wii is pretty good with the motion sensors and what not. However, as with everything, it can be improved.
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Post by Flyingcow on Dec 23, 2009 1:17:09 GMT
I say if you mainly play video games by yourself, the Wii would not fit you. However, if you mainly play video games with other people such as friends, family, etc., the Wii is probably the best console to play on. Whenever I am at one of my friends house playing a Xbox or PS3, I get bored very quickly. When one of my friends come over and we play the Wii, we could stay up all night playing Brawl or Mario Pary 8.
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Post by Nintendo Master on Dec 23, 2009 12:15:30 GMT
I say if you mainly play video games by yourself, the Wii would not fit you. However, if you mainly play video games with other people such as friends, family, etc., the Wii is probably the best console to play on. Whenever I am at one of my friends house playing a Xbox or PS3, I get bored very quickly. When one of my friends come over and we play the Wii, we could stay up all night playing Brawl or Mario Pary 8. Brawl is ok, but the online functionality is terrible. Also, I think that Nintendo should take some ideas from Microsoft, and make their own headset, and in the next update include a new wii menu where you can see which of your friends are online. Then, you would be able to chat with them, and minimize the chat function while you play on a game, but still be able to talk to them.
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Post by Flyingcow on Dec 23, 2009 14:53:25 GMT
The Wii already has a communication device, Wii Speak. Unfortunately, only a hand-full of games uses its function.
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Post by Nintendo Master on Dec 23, 2009 17:03:06 GMT
It does have wii speak, but like you said, not many games are compatible with it and also you have to speak out loud to it. With the 360 headset you can talk quietly, and it also means that not everyone in the house can hear your conversations.
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Post by Flyingcow on Dec 23, 2009 17:27:16 GMT
You can change the sensitivity of the microphone so the person you are talking to can hear you whispering. Plus, it sits right on top of your T.V. so there is no need to wear it, or lose it in that matter.
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Post by Nintendo Master on Dec 23, 2009 18:25:05 GMT
Even then, everyone around you can still hear it.
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